THE FACTS
McDaniel finishes fifth
What: Centennial Conference (CC) wrestling championship
When: Saturday, Feb. 15
Where: Allentown, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
McDaniel had four wrestlers place in their respective weight classes to lead the Green Terror to a fifth-place finish at the Centennial Conference championship.
THE LEADERS
• Ryker Eckenbarger (Finksburg, Md./Westminster), the top seed at 141, opened his day with a pin in 2:00 over Ursinus' Brandon Miller. He then captured an 8-2 win over Gettysburg's Sean Thompson in the semifinals before running his winning streak to 17, earning his first conference title with a 12-2 win over Bryce Crew (Washington and Lee).
FOR THE FOES
• The Green Terror finished with 41 points.
• Washington and Lee won its first-ever team title with 75.5 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Nick Malinowski (Baltimore, Md./Boys' Latin School of Maryland) advanced to the finals at 125. He opened the day with a bye before earning a forfeit win in the semifinals. In the finals, Ursinus' Terry Adams captured a 13-5 win for the title and give Malinowski a runner-up finish.
• Alexander LaVeck (Marriottsville, Md./McDonogh) started the 157 bracket with an 11-9 win over Muhlenberg's Ronnie Grevera before capturing a 2-1 win over Ursinus' Jake Folk in the semifinals. In the title tilt, Washington and Lee's Ryan Luth notched a 15-2 major decision victory.
• Raymond Kable notched a 3-2 win over Johns Hopkins' Jared Osborne in the opening bout at 149. Austin Sherman (Muhlenberg) used a 10-4 win to relegate Kable to the consolation bracket. Kable claimed an 8-4 win over Eric Mougalian (Gettysburg) in the consolation semifinals before finishing with a 7-0 win over Steve Shields (Merchant Marine) to place third.
• Michael Bromley (Mt. Airy, Md./Linganore) dropped his first match at 174 by a 10-7 decision to Joe Paul (Johns Hopkins) before topping Gettysburg's Mason Canonico, 13-3. Nick Konovalchik (Washington and Lee), however, posted a 9-4 win in the consolation semis.
THE INSIDE STORY
125: Nick Malinowski def. Brent Lorin (J) by forfeit, Terry Adams (U) dec. Malinowski 13-5; 133: Caleb Kreitter (MM) pinned Steve Pabon 6:39, Ray Calderaio (U) pinned Pabon 1:25; 141: Ryker Eckenbarger pinned Brandon Miller (U) 2:00, Eckenbarger dec. Sean Thompson (G) 8-2, Eckenbarger maj. dec. Bryce Crew (W) 12-2; 149: Ray Kable dec. Jared Osborne (J) 3-2, Austin Sherman (Mu) dec. Kable 10-4, Kable dec. Eric Mougalian (G) 8-4, Kable dec. Steve Shields (MM) 7-0; 157: Alex LaVeck dec. Ronnie Grevera (Mu) 11-9, LaVeck dec. Jake Folk (U) 2-1, Ryan Luth (W) maj. dec. LaVeck 15-2; 165: Dylan Schwartz (Mu) tech. fell Garrett Vandervalk 23-5 (3:30), Jason Zollers (U) pinned Vandervalk 0:47; 174: Joe Paul (J) dec. Michael Bromley 10-7, Bromley maj. dec. Mason Canonico (G) 13-3, Nick Konovalchik (W) dec. Bromley 9-4; 184: Josh Glantzman (MM) pinned Gabe Dennis (Mc) 4:36, Nathan Wertheimer (J) pinned Dennis 1:20; 197: none; HWT: none.
NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at the D3 Futures Tournament hosted by Muhlenberg on Saturday. Action begins at 10 a.m.
